Robbie Paul has admitted that he has not ruled out the possibility of emulating his elder brother Henry and moving to rugby union - but is in no hurry at the moment.

The 25-year-old Bradford Bulls scrum half, speaking on the eve of tomorrow's Grand Final clash with Wigan Warriors, said: "I am very happy at Bradford, and have been happy for a long, long time.

"Other than the Harlequins, the Bulls has been my only club, apart from my amateur club, so I am a bit of a 'home' boy.

"And I have been a big part of what Bradford have done, so I don't see myself going to another rugby league club, but I would never completely rule out the possibility of going to rugby union, but I am in no hurry - Bradford have looked after me."

His elder brother Henry will start his union duties with Gloucester in the Zurich Premiership after tomorrow's Tetley's Super League Grand Final against Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.

As to the possibility of Henry playing for England, Robbie said: "He is good enough - I don't think he would turn down the opportunity because he likes playing against the best.

"He is mentally like that, and the only way he would be able to see whether he was good enough at that level would be to play international rugby.

"As he is playing in a British competition, I cannot see him playing for the All Blacks, so his other opportunity would be to play for England - and there are many advantages to that, and I am not just talking about monetary ones. We are half Maori, but we are also half English. Our grandad was born in Liverpool, and our grandmother in Ireland, and though my mother was born in New Zealand she was classified as a 'New Zealand European'.

"We have a lot of family over here, and it would be nice if Clive Woodward came knocking at my door.

"But right now I am really happy at the club and the club are happy with me, and I am in no rush to get out of here. I have my testimonial coming up in a couple of seasons so I wouldn't want to leave before that. I could even see my career out at Bradford. I don't want to tempt fate!"

l More than 52,000 tickets have been sold for tomorrow's match, raising hopes of a new record crowd. The record was set last year when 58,132 watched the Wigan-St Helens derby. The crowd could be boosted by met office forecasts for fine weather.